Quick Reference Guide
Command Modes 77
DELL CONFIDENTIAL – PRELIMINARY 5/15/12 – FOR PROOF ONLY
IC (Interface Configuration) Mode
Command Group Description
back-pressure Enables Back Pressure on a given interface.
bridge multicast forbidden
forward-all
Forbids a port from becoming a forward-all Multicast port.
bridge multicast forward-all Enables forwarding all Multicast frames on a port.
bridge multicast unregistered Configures the forwarding state of unregistered multicast addresses.
channel-group Associates a port with a Port-channel.
description Adds a description to an interface.
dot1x guest-vlan Defines a guest VLAN.
dot1x guest-vlan enable Enables unauthorized users on the interface to access the guest VLAN.
dot1x mac-authentication Enables authentication based on the station’s MAC address.
dot1x max-req Sets the maximum number of times that the device sends an EAP -
request/identity frame to the client, before restarting the authentication
process.
dot1x multiple-hosts Allows multiple hosts (clients) on an 802.1x-authorized port, that has
the dot1x port-control Interface Configuration mode command set to
auto.
dot1x port-control Enables manual control of the authorization state of the port
dot1x radius-attributes vlan Enables user-based VLAN assignment.
dot1x re-authentication Enables periodic re-authentication of the client.
dot1x single-host-violation Configures the action to be taken, when a station whose MAC address is
not the supplicant MAC address, attempts to access the interface.
dot1x timeout quiet-period Sets the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange.
dot1x timeout re-authperiod Sets the number of seconds between re-authentication attempts.
dot1x timeout server-timeout Sets the time for the retransmission of packets to the authentication
server.
dot1x timeout supp-timeout Sets the time for the retransmission of an EAP-request frame to the
client.
dot1x timeout tx-period Sets the number of seconds that the device waits for a response to an
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) - request/identity frame, from
the client, before resending the request.
duplex Configures the full/half duplex operation of a given ethernet interface
when not using auto-negotiation.
flowcontrol Configures the Flow Control on a given interface.










